Monthly Archives: February 2007

Leaving On A Jet Plane. Or Not.

A JetBlue airliner pushed back from the gate at JFK on Wednesday and waited for the bad weather to clear so it could take off. ELEVEN hours later, the passengers were still on the plane, waiting for take off. Finally, the jet returned to the gate and the enraged passengers were allowed to get off. We’re hearing these stories more …

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Morning View – Broadway & 51st

That’s me in the red coat..

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Call Shleppers!

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Back To The Car Wash

“It is inappropriate for him to be representing us given the disparity between his views and ours,” NBA Commissioner David Stern, announcing that former Miami Heat star Tim Hardaway was being removed from All-Star Weekend activities. Yesterday, Hardaway effectively ended his sportscasting ambitions by saying on sports radio, “I hate gay people, so I let it be known. I don’t …

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Morning View – Christopher Street Station

Don’t be fooled by the gleaming tile, this station isn’t nearly as clean as this picture might indicate. Still, I’m in the tiny minority of New Yorkers who think that the subway stations and trains are aren’t that horribly dirty, considering that millions and millions of passengers travel through every day and that they never close. This is the 1 …

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NYC Begins Branded Condom Giveaway

Hmm, the earlier story indicated that there’d be a condom for each subway line. There goes the collectible market. The condoms are available free at many of the busiest subway stations around the city. UPDATE: Washington, DC is doing a city-branded condom too. I’d make some limp joke about the DC fucking the entire country, but it’s probably already on …

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Open Thread Thursday

I’ll post my piece from last night’s Worst. Sex. Ever show later today. What was your worst sex ever?.

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Nigeria Poses Sweeping Anti-Gay Laws

Nigeria, the 9th most populous nation in the world, is about to criminalize “virtually all forms of gay expression.” Legislation being considering by the Nigerian National Assembly reads: “Any person who is involved in the registration of gay clubs, societies and organizations, sustenance, procession or meetings, publicity and public show of same sex amorous relationship directly or indirectly in public …

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Maraviroc Fast-Tracked

A drug from a coming new class of HIV medications has been fast-tracked for review in the United States and Europe. Pfizer’s Maraviroc is the first drug to block CCR5, a chemokine receptor that allows HIV to enter T-cells and reproduce. The FDA will consider approving Maraviroc in April, making it possible that the drug may reach U.S. patients by …

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Morning View – 70th & 3rd

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Wizzy Reminder

Tonight I’ll be appearing in the 4th annual Worst.Sex.Ever, the show that launched WYSIWYG, the now legendary all-blogger performance series. Wizmaster Chris Hampton advises that while the advance tickets are sold out, there will be additional tickets available at the door. This is my fourth or fifth time doing Wizzy, but my first time at the Worst.Sex.Ever show. I’m still …

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Drop And Give Me Twenty

Russian soldiers are being being forced into prostitution by their commanders, who are sending their underlings out into local parks and to the homes of clientele who order the soldiers by telephone. Among the reported customers are Russian army generals. According to the story, the favored location for picking up soldier hookers is St. Petersburg’s Catherine the Great monument. Russian …

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HomoQuotable – Charlie Crist

“I think that the people care about issues like insurance premiums. They care about property taxes. They care about public safety, and I think it’s important that not only those of us in government, but the party focus on those issues, too.” – Closeted Florida Governor Charlie Crist, saying that the Republican Party shouldn’t pursue a statewide ban on gay …

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Joey Oglesby Vs. Donnie Davies

Here’s the complete video behind the MTV News clip posted a couple of days ago. Homo aroma therapy! “Breathe out the homo!”

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2008 Candidates List

The website Politics 1 has a comprehensive list of declared and potential 2008 Presidential candidates from the major parties. There are numerous other candidates from outside the Dems and Repubs. REPUBLICAN PARTY: US Senator Sam Brownback (R-Kansas)Former Governor Jim Gilmore (R-Virginia)Former New York City Mayor Rudolph Giuliani (R-New York)Former Governor Mike Huckabee (R-Arkansas)Congressman Duncan Hunter (R-California)US Senator John McCain (R-Arizona)Congressman …

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Morning View – Grand Central Terminal

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Bet On Ted!

Over at the Huffington Post, Susie Bright’s Ted Haggard Betting Pool is taking bets on how long it will be before Ted Haggard gets caught sucking another cock. Betting starts at $5, with 50% of the proceeds going to the winner and 50% going to LYRIC, the San Francisco-based “young, loud, & proud” gay youth group. Susie Bright rocks! If …

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Dinner And A Show

I guess I still haven’t earned my Manhattan cred, because last night friends wanted to take me to eat at the Times Square Olive Garden, and I agreed. I love their salad! Anyway, sitting there on the third floor of the restaurant, with the spinning light show of Times Square playing across our food, I found myself caught up in …

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Candy Man

(via Slate.com)

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NBA Owner: An Out Gay Player Would Be A Rich Hero

“From a marketing perspective, if you’re a player who happens to be gay and you want to be incredibly rich, then you should come out, because it would be the best thing that ever happened to you from a marketing and an endorsement perspective. You would be an absolute hero to more Americans than you can ever possibly be as …

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